Pope Francis at St Patrick's in the City Church in Washington Thursday Sep 24,2015

 

St Patrick's Church was established in 1794, as a large amount of Irish Catholics moved to the nation's capital to build the White house and Capitol building

Pope Francis is greeted by worshippers as he arrives for a prayer session at St Patrick's in the City Church in Washington

 

Pope Francis speaks to a group of about 400 at St Patricks in the City Church on Thursday